I'm a novice. What do I need to burn MP3s to a standard CD so I am able to play the disc in my DVD player?
What software you have? If you are using Nero (recommended), typically nothing special is required. It is wise to group you files to directiories, for example per album, but some players can't dig the directory tree deeper than one level. Some players support Joliet long file names, so enable that. See from your DVD player manual - any special requirements should be there and see if it support CD-RW.